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Maripily Rivera

Maripily Rivera

María del Pilar "Maripily" Rivera Borrero (born 15 June 1977) is a Puerto Rican actress,[1] model,[2] and television presenter.[3][2]

Born
NationalityPuerto Rican
EducationInteramerican University of Puerto Rico
Known forActress,model,television presenter

Early years

María del Pilar Rivera Borrero[4] was born on 15 June 1977[4] in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Her parents were Hector Rivera and Pilar Borrero.[5][6] She earned a B.S. degree in journalism from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico[7] and for a short time worked as a reporter for Univision.[8]

Career

Rivera Borrero has been a model since 1995 when she took part in the Miss Puerto Rico Petite pageant. She was also a finalist in the 1999 Miss Puerto Rico Petite Pageant.[9][10] She also starred in the reality show "Famosas VIP" in the Telefutura network.[6] Rivera co-hosted "Eso vale" and "No te duermas" with Héctor Marcano in Puerto Rico's WAPA-TV.[11][12][13][6] She also worked in JAM for Telemundo internacional.[15] Rivera played a casino waitress in the 2009 Puerto Rican film Miente.[1] She was expected to perform in a cameo role in a 2012 Orlando, Florida, charitable fundraising performance of the play Los Monologos de la Vagina (The Vagina Monologues), but backed out two days beforehand due to a contractual dispute and prior year's problem with expense compensation.[16][17][6][19]

Rivera Borrero opened and operated a Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, fashion store for several years called Maripily Boutique, which burned down in 2007, and later reopened.[20][21][22] Her current entrepreneurial endeavors include selling her own lines of jeans, swimwear, underwear, shoes, and handbags through the Puerto Rican chain Pompis Store (pompis is Spanish slang for buttocks).[6][23][24] Her clothing design places special importance on flattering a range of body types, including plumper figures.[24][25] In 2013, she launched her own fragrance, MP by Maripily.[26]

Personal life

Rivera Borrero had a son from a relationship with José Antonio García.

The son was also named José Antonio García.[8]

Rivera Borrero married baseball star Roberto Alomar on 1 June 2009.[9][11][12][13] The public has largely expressed that she married Alomar for money, a question she evaded as she exited divorce court.[13] Rivera accused Alomar of domestic violence and a temporary injunction was granted but the charges against Alomar were later dismissed by the Court. Rivera has been called a "sex symbol", a "drama queen" and the "Paris Hilton of Puerto Rico".[9]

In December 2013, Rivera Borrero became engaged to businessman Alberto Rodríguez and they planned a May 2014 wedding.

The ceremony was to take place at the historic Ponce Cathedral in Ponce, Puerto Rico, with a reception at the equally historic Castillo Serralles castle, with Shanira Blanco scheduled to be her maid of honor.[28] Rodriguez is Chief Operating Officer at Spanish Broadcasting System.[29] The wedding was subsequently cancelled.[30] The couple subsequently got together again and continued to see each other for a while.[31] Then later that year, Maripily Rivera made accusations of domestice violence against Rodriguez resulting in his arrest on 29 October 2014. The matter was brought before judge Deborah White-Labora of the Dade County Courthouse, but was dismissed as the prosecution did not have the necessary evidence. Rodriguez was encouraged to bring charges of defamation and slander against Maripily, but responded that he did not want to pursue the matter, wanted to return to his projects at SBS, and said he "wished [Maripily] the best in her life and her career" as he left the courthouse.[32] With that the couple ended their relationship.

See also

  • List of Puerto Ricans

References

[1]
Citation Linkwww.imdb.comMaripily Rivera on IMDb
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[2]
Citation Linkwww.primerahora.comMaripily rinde honor a la Virgencita de la Guadalupe. Primera Hora. San Juan, Puerto Rico. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
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Citation Linkweb.archive.orgMiami Fashion. Archived 31 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine Miami Fashion Weekly. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
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Citation Linkweb.archive.orgDe cumpleaños Maripily. Archived 4 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine El Nuevo Dia. Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
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Citation Linkweb.archive.orgMaripily se casa y tendrá una niña. Archived 31 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine Yomaris Rodríguez. 23 November 2011. El Vocero. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
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Citation Linkwww.grandesestrellas.comMaripily Rivera. Grandes Estrellas. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
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[7]
Citation Linkentretenimiento.univision.comMaripily Rivera en Mira Quién Baila. 25 August 2012. Univision. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
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[8]
Citation Linkwww.vocero.comLlegan a un acuerdo. Rita Portela López. El Vocero. San Juan, Puerto Rico. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
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Citation Linkwww.tampabay.comMaripily and Roberto Alomar divorce has Puerto Rico riveted. Colleen Jenkins. Tamp Bay Times. 4 September 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
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[10]
Citation Linktownhall.comPuerto Rican model Maripily Rivera arrives at the 11th annual Latin Grammy Awards in Las Vegas. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
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[11]
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[12]
Citation Linkwww.elnuevodia.comVargas, Patricia (12 July 2011). "Maripily divorciada y millonaria". El Nuevo Día.
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[13]
Citation Linkwww.primerahora.comGómez, María Gabriela (12 July 2011). "Maripily ya esta divorciada". Primera Hora. Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
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Citation Linkwww.miamifashionweek.comMiami Fashion Week. Page 3. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
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Citation Linkwww.primerahora.com"Maripily arremete contra productora de Los monólogos de la vagina". PrimeraHora. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
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Citation Linkentretenimiento.starmedia.comPalma, Marie F (27 February 2012). "Maripily no asiste a los "Monólogos de la Vagina"". starMedia USA. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
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[19]
Citation Linkwww.primerahora.com"Maripily estará en "Los monólogos de la vagina"". Primera Hora. 23 March 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
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[20]
Citation Linkwww.elnuevodia.comMarcos, Billy Guzmán (12 April 2011). "Sorprendida y molesta Maripily". El Nuevo Dia. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
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[21]
Citation Linkwww.elnuevodia.comRosario, Frances (21 April 2011). "Le roban a Maripily". El Nuoevo Dia. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
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[22]
Citation Linkwww.primerahora.com"Pillos usaron piedra para entrar a Boutique de Maripily en Guaynabo". Primera Hora. 10 September 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
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